Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnCaleb NaysmithSat, June 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM GMT+2 4 min readMark Cuban at Arizona Technology Innovation Summit via Wikimedia CommonsArtificial intelligence (AI) may be built on chips and code, but Mark Cuban believes its future could hinge on something much less technical: whether ordinary people decide they want it in their backyard.In a post on X on June 25, the billionaire entrepreneur argued that growing opposition to data centers is no longer just about giant buildings or power demand. Instead, he said, they have become symbols of broader anxieties surrounding artificial intelligence.More News from BarchartBillionaire Mark Cuban Says If We Fined Insurance Companies and Providers $100 Each Time They Overbilled, 'We Could Pay Off the National Debt'